CHESHIRE, Mass. — Four people were taken to the hospital and a section of Route 8 was closed after a three-car accident at the Lanesborough Road intersection.
According to police, a 2009 Nissan Frontier driven by Earl Kahill, 72, of Hampton, N.Y. failed to stop at the end of Lanesborough Road and continued into the highway, colliding with a 2007 Toyota Yaris driven by Christopher Plankey, 33, of Adams.
The Frontier then spun off the road and hit a parked car in Joanie's parking lot.
Police said Kahill was unable to see the stop sign because of the heavy fog.
Unusually warm temperatures caused heavy fog throughout the region as the evening progressed.
Four of the five people in the Yaris suffered injuries and were transported to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Police said the injuries were not life-threatening.
The Yaris was totaled and the Frontier had a broken axle, which could lead to it being deemed totaled as well.
The accident occurred shortly after 8 p.m. and traffic was rerouted over Farnam's Road and over Lanesborough Road. Adams, Action and County ambulance services responded to the scene; Lanesborough Police worked the detour at Farnam's Road.
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